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1		-	H.R. No. 358
	1	+	86R9545 BK-D
	2	+	By: E. Johnson of Dallas H.R. No. 358
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Mike A. Myers, owner and chair of Myers Financial
6	7		Corporation, was presented with the Santa Rita Award by The
7	8		University of Texas System Board of Regents on December 12, 2018;
8	9		and
9	10		WHEREAS, The highest honor bestowed by the UT Regents, the
10	11		Santa Rita Award is earned by individuals who have demonstrated
11	12		concern for the principles of higher education, as well as deep
12	13		commitment to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives of The
13	14		University of Texas System; and
14	15		WHEREAS, A native of the small town of Olney, Mike Myers
15	16		learned from his parents the value of hard work and the fulfillment
16	17		that can be found in helping others; after first attending Tarleton
17	18		State College in Stephenville, he transferred to UT Austin, where
18	19		he excelled academically while making his first foray into
19	20		entrepreneurship as the owner of a restaurant and catering
20	21		business; he received his bachelor's degree in 1959 and his law
21	22		degree in 1963 before taking his first job in the office of Governor
22	23		John Connally; and
23	24		WHEREAS, Mr. Myers expanded his business interests to
24	25		encompass community banking, real estate development, and country
25	26		club ownership, and today he operates Myers Financial Corporation
26	27		alongside Myers Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of the oldest
27	28		and largest continually owned independent bank in Tarrant County;
28	29		he is also a cofounder and majority partner in The University of
29	30		Texas Golf Club in Austin, which has hosted the UT men's and women's
30	31		golf teams since 2003; and
31	32		WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Myers has been a faithful
32	33		and dedicated supporter of his alma mater, providing numerous
33	34		endowments for the McCombs School of Business, the Moody College of
34	35		Communication, the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, and Natural
35	36		Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and several graduate studies
36	37		programs; he contributed to the expansion and modernization of the
37	38		Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, and he and his wife, Sammye
38	39		Myers, helped establish what is now known as the Mike A. Myers
39	40		Stadium and Soccer Field; he is cofounder of the Foundation for
40	41		Texas Excellence Scholars, and he has further served as president
41	42		of the Longhorn Foundation and as chair of the UT System
42	43		Chancellor's Council; over the years, he has shared his time,
43	44		expertise, and resources to benefit other institutions within the
44	45		UT system, particularly UT Southwestern, which he served with
45	46		distinction as a trustee of the Southwestern Medical Foundation;
46	47		and
47	48		WHEREAS, Since forming his charitable foundation at the age
48	49		of 29, Mr. Myers has made additional contributions in behalf of
49	50		education and other causes, and he played a notable role in the
50	51		creation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; in 1990,
51	52		he initiated the Myers-LeCroy Scholars Endowed Scholarship program
52	53		at the Dallas County Community College District Foundation, and he
53	54		was also instrumental in instituting the Rising Star Program at
54	55		DCCCD; moreover, he has donated generously to Parkland Memorial
55	56		Hospital's Simmons Ambulatory Surgical Center and the "I Stand for
56	57		Parkland" campaign, for which a sky bridge was dedicated in his
57	58		honor; and
58	59		WHEREAS, Other organizations that have benefited from his
59	60		volunteer involvement include the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas
60	61		Citizens Council, the Texas Longhorn Education Foundation, and the
61	62		Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; he currently serves as director
62	63		of the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation and as a trustee
63	64		emeritus of the UT Law School Foundation, through which he helped
64	65		create the Kay Bailey Hutchison Chair in Latin American Law; he was
65	66		named the DFW Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 and was inducted into
66	67		the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2008; in addition, he has been
67	68		recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of UT Austin and as a member
68	69		of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame, and he received UT's
69	70		coveted Presidential Citation; and
70	71		WHEREAS, Few alumni can claim such a commendable record of
71	72		leadership and service to their alma mater as Mike Myers, and this
72	73		accomplished businessman, philanthropist, and community leader may
73	74		indeed take well-deserved pride in all that he has achieved; now,
74	75		therefore, be it
75	76		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
76	77		Legislature hereby congratulate Mike A. Myers on his receipt of a
77	78		Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of
78	79		Regents and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and,
79	80		be it further
80	81		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
81	82		prepared for Mr. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
82	83		House of Representatives.
83		-	E. Johnson of Dallas
84		-	Turner of Tarrant
85		-	Meyer
86		-	Hinojosa
87		-	______________________________
88		-	Speaker of the House
89		-	I certify that H.R. No. 358 was adopted by the House on March
90		-	13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
91		-	______________________________
92		-	Chief Clerk of the House